There are Christians who have in their past committed heinous sins, and they have grabbed onto hyper-grace to cover their sins, but have not repented from their sin.
Jesus is waiting with such great patience for us to repent. 2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack
concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is
longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that
all should come to repentance.
When John the Baptist preached repentance, the people confessed their sins as part of that repentance. And God forgave them. John was the fore-runner for Christ. He produced a repentant people ready to receive their Messiah. When Jesus came, He preached, "Repent and believe the Gospel."
We must own up to our sin before God and if possible, to those we've sinned against, and turn from it. We must break clean from the power of darkness, and turn from it, and turn to God, to live for Him.
A young Jewish man grew up in a Jewish neighborhood. He went through schools that were Jewish. Everything he knew was Jewish. One day he received the Jewish Messiah Jesus (Yeshua). Then came the big day of his baptism in front of his Jewish neighbors. This was death to self big time, but he got baptized in the name of Jesus Christ despite the pressure by his Jewish neighbors and culture.
Whatever death we must face in total repentance from our sin we must do it.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
What Grace is NOT
Grace does not make sin acceptable. Sin is deadly no matter who commits it. The Soul that sins shall die, no matter who commits it. Let everyone who names the name of Christ, DEPART from iniquity.
I was praying for a "christian" man. I told the Lord that there is something wrong with him. I did not know what it was, but definitely something is wrong with the man. Then it came to me. Pornography.
Now this man counseled with a Pastor and was helped a lot, he says, but this Pastor follows false teachers. I am afraid that this pastor made him feel safe in his sin.
God is not willing that anyone perish but that all come to REPENTANCE.
Now I am quite acquainted with the weakness of the flesh and its power over people. Jesus our Lord is an expert on this because He knows all men and knows what is in them.
In order to Repent, you must be ready to Repent. Are you sure? If you still love your sin and don't want to give it ALL up, then you do not want to Repent.
But if you mean business with God and realize that this pet sin will take you into Hell, and you desperately want to be set free, there is good news: Jesus Christ.
Make Jesus your Lord as best you know at this moment, and ask God to make it real. You are turning from sin to Jesus. Next begin to let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly. That means you read God's holy Word every single day. Talk to Jesus about everything. Everything. Ask questions; He will answer in His own way. You are justified by faith in Jesus Christ. Now the Just shall live by faith on the Narrow Road that is very difficult and very narrow to our flesh. But now you are yoked up with Jesus. He will be with you on this road. He will guide you, warn you, and be your all knowing caretaker.
Now the devil will not like this at all and will try to tempt you off the narrow road and get you back on the wide road to Hell. He'll try to sell you appealing merchandise, to snag you.
If you slip, get back up and confess this to Jesus. 1 John 1:7-2:2, and keep following Jesus
As you walk with God, He will put a new heart into you that hates sin. Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit because there are churches and ministers who secretly serve another spirit and not the Holy Spirit. They are actually serving the devil, and they will make you feel comfortable in your sin. Get away from them. The only safety eternally, is to stay abiding in Jesus and confessing any deviation as we become aware of it. We are in a warfare. They that live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution from one level to another.
Pray: Lord give me eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart that understands. Amen. We must stay loyal to Jesus all our lives, and staying in His Word puts the right thoughts and attitudes in our minds. Be patient when the Lord perfects you when it hurts. It is for His glory and our good. Remember we came to Jesus as undone sinners. He is not going to leave us like that. The whole process of Sanctification is God changing us so that we will be holy when we enter His presence. Thank God for the blood of Jesus.The blood makes it all possible. Stay loyal.
I was praying for a "christian" man. I told the Lord that there is something wrong with him. I did not know what it was, but definitely something is wrong with the man. Then it came to me. Pornography.
Now this man counseled with a Pastor and was helped a lot, he says, but this Pastor follows false teachers. I am afraid that this pastor made him feel safe in his sin.
God is not willing that anyone perish but that all come to REPENTANCE.
Now I am quite acquainted with the weakness of the flesh and its power over people. Jesus our Lord is an expert on this because He knows all men and knows what is in them.
In order to Repent, you must be ready to Repent. Are you sure? If you still love your sin and don't want to give it ALL up, then you do not want to Repent.
But if you mean business with God and realize that this pet sin will take you into Hell, and you desperately want to be set free, there is good news: Jesus Christ.
Make Jesus your Lord as best you know at this moment, and ask God to make it real. You are turning from sin to Jesus. Next begin to let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly. That means you read God's holy Word every single day. Talk to Jesus about everything. Everything. Ask questions; He will answer in His own way. You are justified by faith in Jesus Christ. Now the Just shall live by faith on the Narrow Road that is very difficult and very narrow to our flesh. But now you are yoked up with Jesus. He will be with you on this road. He will guide you, warn you, and be your all knowing caretaker.
Now the devil will not like this at all and will try to tempt you off the narrow road and get you back on the wide road to Hell. He'll try to sell you appealing merchandise, to snag you.
If you slip, get back up and confess this to Jesus. 1 John 1:7-2:2, and keep following Jesus
As you walk with God, He will put a new heart into you that hates sin. Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit because there are churches and ministers who secretly serve another spirit and not the Holy Spirit. They are actually serving the devil, and they will make you feel comfortable in your sin. Get away from them. The only safety eternally, is to stay abiding in Jesus and confessing any deviation as we become aware of it. We are in a warfare. They that live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution from one level to another.
Pray: Lord give me eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart that understands. Amen. We must stay loyal to Jesus all our lives, and staying in His Word puts the right thoughts and attitudes in our minds. Be patient when the Lord perfects you when it hurts. It is for His glory and our good. Remember we came to Jesus as undone sinners. He is not going to leave us like that. The whole process of Sanctification is God changing us so that we will be holy when we enter His presence. Thank God for the blood of Jesus.The blood makes it all possible. Stay loyal.
Friday, March 17, 2017
Lordship salvation
Someone asked me if Jesus must be Lord to be saved. My answer was, He is Lord.
The somber truth is we cannot overcome sin without submitting in obedience to the Lord Jesus.
Satan often tries to steer us into pride of life. That is a stepping stone to other wickednesses. Satan will bring us to great wickedness of the flesh step by step, comfortably. Repent of pride. Get rid of Satan's stepping stone.
We are saved by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is where our trust is. We are not saved by the HAVE TO's.
However, there are a few restrictions for the child of God, like no sexual immorality, no eating meat sacrificed to idols, no eating meat from strangled animals: from the Jerusalem Council. The Apostle John tells us to not love the world because that will crowd out the love of God. .
Sports and movies can be stumbling blocks to walking in the Spirit. They can easily turn our hearts if they become important. They can become idols of the heart. Not good.
And here is the THING. It doesn't matter what other Christians do, Follow Jesus.
Now I steer away from movies, sports and stuff I used to love. Why? I don't want to fall away from Jesus. I have zero trust in my flesh. Zero. I want to stay wherever Jesus wants me. I am wanting to always remain in His love. So when I get on shaky ground of loving stuff of this world, or letting self ambition sneak in, I run back to Jesus. I recognize the danger and repent.
In the West we tend to think Salvation is kind of academic. We believe the facts of the gospel and tend not to nurture our personal relationship with the Lord Jesus. But our relationship to Jesus is illustrated by being yoked up with Jesus and being the branch that remains in the Vine. So Salvation is a personal relationship with the Lord that only the Holy Spirit can produce. You must be born again by the Spirit and by His Word.
The great Apostasy that is here and keeps coming will lead people to Hell. Eternal life IS Jesus Christ. Eternal life is IN Jesus alone. We must cling to Jesus our Lord, and not forsake Him.
Now here is a big one: Do we love our own lives more that we love Jesus? While we were sinners, Jesus loved us more than He loved His own life. God went to an extreme measure to save us. Think on that. We owe Jesus our lives. And that is the Truth.
The somber truth is we cannot overcome sin without submitting in obedience to the Lord Jesus.
Satan often tries to steer us into pride of life. That is a stepping stone to other wickednesses. Satan will bring us to great wickedness of the flesh step by step, comfortably. Repent of pride. Get rid of Satan's stepping stone.
We are saved by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is where our trust is. We are not saved by the HAVE TO's.
However, there are a few restrictions for the child of God, like no sexual immorality, no eating meat sacrificed to idols, no eating meat from strangled animals: from the Jerusalem Council. The Apostle John tells us to not love the world because that will crowd out the love of God. .
Sports and movies can be stumbling blocks to walking in the Spirit. They can easily turn our hearts if they become important. They can become idols of the heart. Not good.
And here is the THING. It doesn't matter what other Christians do, Follow Jesus.
Now I steer away from movies, sports and stuff I used to love. Why? I don't want to fall away from Jesus. I have zero trust in my flesh. Zero. I want to stay wherever Jesus wants me. I am wanting to always remain in His love. So when I get on shaky ground of loving stuff of this world, or letting self ambition sneak in, I run back to Jesus. I recognize the danger and repent.
In the West we tend to think Salvation is kind of academic. We believe the facts of the gospel and tend not to nurture our personal relationship with the Lord Jesus. But our relationship to Jesus is illustrated by being yoked up with Jesus and being the branch that remains in the Vine. So Salvation is a personal relationship with the Lord that only the Holy Spirit can produce. You must be born again by the Spirit and by His Word.
The great Apostasy that is here and keeps coming will lead people to Hell. Eternal life IS Jesus Christ. Eternal life is IN Jesus alone. We must cling to Jesus our Lord, and not forsake Him.
Now here is a big one: Do we love our own lives more that we love Jesus? While we were sinners, Jesus loved us more than He loved His own life. God went to an extreme measure to save us. Think on that. We owe Jesus our lives. And that is the Truth.
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Many say, God is through with America; don't even pray for her.
No doubt America is full of evil, and of people in power bent on following Satan. God still gives us rain. Spring is springing up. I don't know exactly what God's timetable concerning America is, but one thing is for sure: Persecution against the true believers in Jesus Christ will be arising from one degree to another.
God has shown America mercy by having Donald Trump be the president. This has put a little hold on the Luciferian agenda, which is greatly upset to be slowed down like this. They are doing everything and anything to stop him.
Once the Luciferians get their way, it will be full steam ahead. They are the demonic crowd who hate true born again followers of Jesus.
We need to buck up and be Men, as it were. We need to humbly be fearless in front of the world. Pray as God leads. And if you can pray in tongues, then do so.
I was talking to an atheist. He said, "I cannot accept a God who can just throw four trillion people into Hell. I prayed to the Lord about this and God gave me this: The trillions of earth can easily call on God.
So it is not God preventing them, but their sin, which they love. Jesus said, Unless we repent we will all likewise perish. The lake of fire is the destination for unrepentant sinners.
Should be my destination, but for the love of Christ, and His mercy, and His grace.
It is that great love of Jesus for us that should stir us to loyal service to our King.
One of my besetting sins is an attitude of anger when God allows stuff that I cannot stand. Oh, I endure and endure and endure but somewhere that rebellious attitude arises from my flesh. I can say, like Job, Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. And even mean it. Yet if the fire gets hot enough, I get mad. I repent of course and get back with God, but that wickedness is in me.
After all we have been brainwashed with the false teaching that God will always send the cavalry in to rescue us before the persecution comes. Jesus says that He has warned us of the coming persecution so we won't stumble when it comes.
We need to be ready to die, when the Lord calls for it. It may come in an unexpected way. We need to rest in the Lord always and cling to Him, so it won't surprise us.
God has shown America mercy by having Donald Trump be the president. This has put a little hold on the Luciferian agenda, which is greatly upset to be slowed down like this. They are doing everything and anything to stop him.
Once the Luciferians get their way, it will be full steam ahead. They are the demonic crowd who hate true born again followers of Jesus.
We need to buck up and be Men, as it were. We need to humbly be fearless in front of the world. Pray as God leads. And if you can pray in tongues, then do so.
I was talking to an atheist. He said, "I cannot accept a God who can just throw four trillion people into Hell. I prayed to the Lord about this and God gave me this: The trillions of earth can easily call on God.
So it is not God preventing them, but their sin, which they love. Jesus said, Unless we repent we will all likewise perish. The lake of fire is the destination for unrepentant sinners.
Should be my destination, but for the love of Christ, and His mercy, and His grace.
It is that great love of Jesus for us that should stir us to loyal service to our King.
One of my besetting sins is an attitude of anger when God allows stuff that I cannot stand. Oh, I endure and endure and endure but somewhere that rebellious attitude arises from my flesh. I can say, like Job, Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. And even mean it. Yet if the fire gets hot enough, I get mad. I repent of course and get back with God, but that wickedness is in me.
After all we have been brainwashed with the false teaching that God will always send the cavalry in to rescue us before the persecution comes. Jesus says that He has warned us of the coming persecution so we won't stumble when it comes.
We need to be ready to die, when the Lord calls for it. It may come in an unexpected way. We need to rest in the Lord always and cling to Him, so it won't surprise us.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
We are living in the end times of the Laodicean Church Age according to Revelation 3:14-22
In Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians, he corrected a misunderstanding they had about the Rapture. He stressed that the gathering of the saints would not take place until 1) the Apostasy -- the great Falling Away occurs, and 2) The Evil one, the Antichrist comes on the scene. Also Paul makes it clear that the gathering of the saints happens when Jesus comes back in flaming fire.
2 Thes. 1:4-12
So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
This is the full blown second coming of Jesus Christ, and not some secret Rapture. Nothing secret about this.
The persecuted saints were waiting for verses 7 & 8. When Jesus comes back we we will first see Him in the sky before He descends down to the Mount of Olives . When He appears in the sky, just before He descends to earth in flaming fire, is when the Rapture will take place. This agrees with
Matthew 24
26 Wherefore
if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth:
behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
We are at the end of the Laodicean church age. The Apostasy from the TRUTH OF JESUS CHRIST has already taken place. The only thing lacking are the laws that will be created to make it illegal to believe in the TRANSCENDENT Jesus Christ. You will be forced to believe in the cosmic christ within you, which is a false christ.
Before that happens we have been given by the grace of God a bit of a respite before full persecution against true believers begins. This is not the time to play on the wide road to destruction, but time to hear the knock of Jesus on the church door and to open it and sup with Him. Rev. 3:20-22
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
2 Thes. 1:4-12
So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:
6 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
This is the full blown second coming of Jesus Christ, and not some secret Rapture. Nothing secret about this.
The persecuted saints were waiting for verses 7 & 8. When Jesus comes back we we will first see Him in the sky before He descends down to the Mount of Olives . When He appears in the sky, just before He descends to earth in flaming fire, is when the Rapture will take place. This agrees with
Matthew 24
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
2 Thes. 2:-12
2 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2 That
ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor
by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
We are at the end of the Laodicean church age. The Apostasy from the TRUTH OF JESUS CHRIST has already taken place. The only thing lacking are the laws that will be created to make it illegal to believe in the TRANSCENDENT Jesus Christ. You will be forced to believe in the cosmic christ within you, which is a false christ.
Before that happens we have been given by the grace of God a bit of a respite before full persecution against true believers begins. This is not the time to play on the wide road to destruction, but time to hear the knock of Jesus on the church door and to open it and sup with Him. Rev. 3:20-22
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Persecution is very close in the U.S.
The unprecedented resistance to the Trump presidency is fueled by the Anti-Christ spirit. It is vicious and violent. The presidency of Donald Trump is a respite from the anti-Christ one world agenda, but they won't be stopped. A one world government will happen, because God says so in His Word. However, God has given His children a respite by His grace. We need to seek the Lord and do God's will in this time. For the time is short. They want to kill Trump and we need to pray for his protection.
The Luciferian Cabal, our secret government, will stop at nothing. Once they get Trump out of the way, they will come on like a flood to wipe out righteousness, and us. But actually we must remember that our warfare is spiritual and not of this world. Oh it is people that will kill us for sure, but they are controlled by the evil one. Laws will change. Righteousness will be outlawed. Christ followers will be hated and counted as evil. That will be a new normal in this country and in the world.
God is SOVEREIGN. By His great power He controls the outcome in minute detail despite our free will that has ruined everything, and is intent on evil. God does not use strings to control us like a marionette. God has cut the strings and by His great power still will have His will done. Those who are for God will be with God. Those who are against God will be away from God in outer darkness in the Lake of Fire.Their time in the sun will be short even if they win for a tiny season, by God's permission. Satan was totally blind-sided by the death of Jesus Christ. God fooled him big time. And in the end God will fool them all big time.But God is not fooling them, they don't want anything to do with God and are very ignorant, and that is how they will be fooled.
Dear Lord, we need your help to overcome our reticence in proclaiming your name. You are the Vine and we are the branches. Help us to proclaim Jesus in this present evil world. Amen. Yes Lord; we need your help to do this. We can't do this on our own. Help us to please You Lord. Amen. I know the Lord will help us.
The Luciferian Cabal, our secret government, will stop at nothing. Once they get Trump out of the way, they will come on like a flood to wipe out righteousness, and us. But actually we must remember that our warfare is spiritual and not of this world. Oh it is people that will kill us for sure, but they are controlled by the evil one. Laws will change. Righteousness will be outlawed. Christ followers will be hated and counted as evil. That will be a new normal in this country and in the world.
God is SOVEREIGN. By His great power He controls the outcome in minute detail despite our free will that has ruined everything, and is intent on evil. God does not use strings to control us like a marionette. God has cut the strings and by His great power still will have His will done. Those who are for God will be with God. Those who are against God will be away from God in outer darkness in the Lake of Fire.Their time in the sun will be short even if they win for a tiny season, by God's permission. Satan was totally blind-sided by the death of Jesus Christ. God fooled him big time. And in the end God will fool them all big time.But God is not fooling them, they don't want anything to do with God and are very ignorant, and that is how they will be fooled.
Dear Lord, we need your help to overcome our reticence in proclaiming your name. You are the Vine and we are the branches. Help us to proclaim Jesus in this present evil world. Amen. Yes Lord; we need your help to do this. We can't do this on our own. Help us to please You Lord. Amen. I know the Lord will help us.
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